...death of a teenager, who was assaulted and killed last year, according to a lawsuit filed by the victim's mother. Meshia Samuel, 17, was killed in August at a relative's residence at the Creekside Apartments complex in Darlington. James Jamal...

...had sought the death penalty for James Jamal Williams, 33, who was convicted Thursday of killing 17-year-old Meshia Samuel of Darlington. But the jury could not reach a unanimous decision Saturday on whether he deserved to die. His attorneys...